Peak Pilates® Comprehensive Certification

The Peak Pilates® Comprehensive Certification is a classical Pilates education program distinguished by an emphasis on Pilates as an integrated movement system as Joseph Pilates intended. Our three-level modular pathway to the Peak Pilates Comprehensive Certification allows you to progress at your own pace. An extensive Teacher Trainer Network also ensures support and opportunities for mentorships that empower students to become effective instructors and members of an elite group in the Pilates community.

The Peak Pilates Comprehensive Certification prepares you to instruct a range of individual clients and group classes, and teaches you how to modify exercises for special populations. The 500-hour Peak Pilates Comprehensive Certification includes instruction in classical mat work and exercises performed on traditional Pilates apparatus. We use Peak Pilates equipment, which preserves the integrity of the original apparatus designed by Joseph Pilates.

Students may earn a certification at each level by attending all modules, successfully completing assessments and submitting logged hours. To earn the Peak Pilates Full Comprehensive Certification, you must complete all program levels and logged hours, and receive passing scores on all assessments.

Maintaining certification requires earning a minimum of 14 continuing education credits (CECs) every two years. You may earn CECs by:

Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic human anatomy and kinesiology, 20 hours of Pilates training and we recommend current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications Module 1: The Foundation (20 hours) Introduces students to the Pilates principles, fundamentals and the “Powerhouse”, and the Peak Pilates 5-Part Formula. Lessons focus on introductory mat work and building blocks. Module 2: Introduction to the Apparatus (20 hours) Students progress to lessons on the reformer, high chair, small barrel and high ladder barrel, and learn about transitions, cueing and touch techniques. Module 3: Beginner/Intermediate Level Apparatus (20 hours) Module 3 adds Pilates low chair exercises, intermediate level reformer and ladder barrel exercises. More advanced teaching concepts include identifying common errors and proper body alignment, and structuring a Pilates session.Module 4: Teaching, Technique and Assessments (20 hours) Students complete the remaining high ladder barrel exercises, practice teach, andreview all exercises. Assessments are completed on the final day. A Peak Pilates Level I Certification is awarded to instructors who pass all Level I assessments and complete 120 logged hours.

Level II (2 Modules)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Level I requirements, 100 logged hours and we recommend current CPR/AED and First Aid certificationsModule 1: Intermediate Level Mat, Reformer, Cadillac (20 hours) Students learn additional intermediate level exercises, refine transitions, and how to monitor static and transitional body alignment.Module 2: Intermediate Chair and Barrels, Teaching Technique and Assessments (20 hours) Module 2 continues progressing through intermediate Pilates exercises and builds upon the skills learned in Level I. Assessments are completed on the final day A Peak Pilates Level II Certification is awarded to instructors who pass all Level II assessments and complete 60 logged hours.